new tool idea for rigid

[buffs5038]

i have patented a small plumbing tool. what's the process of introducing this tool to rigid? please advise.

thanks,

clay

[Bob D.]

You may have already seen these sites, but they offer some help in the area you are looking for.

http://www.inventions.org/index.html

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/pacmain.html

[BadgerDave]

i have patented a small plumbing tool. what's the process of introducing this tool to rigid? please advise.
clay
The first thing would be to hire a good attorney who will protect your rights. I also wouldn't limit your choice of mfgs. to pitch the idea too to only Ridge Tool either. If your idea is truly a marketable one, many companies will be interested in it.

[buffs5038]

thank you for your replies. i feel my product is alredy protected. i am trying to figure who and who i should proceed in introducing to manufactureres like rigid. is there a department, person, etc who i should contact?

thanks.

[Bob D.]

That's the stuff the IAL (first link above) can help you with.
Who to contact within a company, how to present, non-disclosure agreements, etc.

[PhilG.]

i have patented a small plumbing tool. what's the process of introducing this tool to rigid? please advise.

thanks,

clay

Can you say - "Ebay auction"?
Stranger things have been auctioned off.

[Bob D.]

Check out this page on the BenchDog Tools site. Though your idea sounds like it has to do with the plumbing trade, the information and links they have provided on their site are general in nature and will be of assistance to you.

http://www.benchdog.com/inventors.htm

[plumbdog10]

Bob D. is talking sense. Badger Dave isn't .


Enough said.